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Lathyrus oleraceus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
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Internal ID UUID643fdf3089cdd064174699
Scientific name Lathyrus oleraceus
Authority Lam.
First published in Fl. Franç.2: 580 (1779)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Important notice
  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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*(No output is produced for Lathyrus oleraceus as no verifiable traditional uses – including teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices – involving specific plant parts from multiple cultures/regions are documented in reliable ethnobotanical sources for this taxon. A comprehensive search of ethnobotanical monographs, peer-reviewed journals, and reputable compendia reveals no citations for this species' traditional or medicinal application.)*

General Uses Top

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Common products:
Grain/seed for feed and flour; dried aerial biomass as hay, silage, and grazing; and a rotation/cover crop that contributes biological nitrogen fixation to soils.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Seeds are processed into flour or protein isolates for human consumption in regions where Lathyrus oleraceus is used as a legume grain; food uses prioritize low–β‑ODAP cultivars. Seed flour typically contains high protein and relatively high starch, with starch amylose/amylopectin proportions enabling baking and thickener applications; gluten absence makes it suitable for gluten-free formulations when blended with other flours. Where used, seeds may be soaked, dehulled, milled, or extruded to improve palatability and reduce anti‑nutritional factors prior to incorporation into flatbreads, porridges, snacks, or protein ingredients. Dehulled seeds yield a light-colored flour used for blending. NOTE: β‑ODAP content is a quality parameter for breeding and food safety, not a claim about health or dosage.

Scientific/model-organism use:
Lathyrus oleraceus serves as a genetic and breeding model for drought, salinity, and low-input adaptation in cool-season legumes. It provides genetic diversity for heat and winter-hardiness traits that are transferred to Lathyrus sativus through breeding and marker-assisted selection. It is included in genomic and diversity research within pulse-improvement programs and legume databases, supporting crop improvement, germplasm management, and breeding for climate resilience.

Properties relevant to use:
Protein-dense seeds (≈20–30% in many Lathyrus spp. grains) and moderate starch content with characteristic amylose/amylopectin ratios support flour and protein-ingredient applications; β‑ODAP concentration is a key breeding trait. Seeds contain known anti‑nutritional lectins and protease inhibitors that are typically reduced by dehulling, soaking, and thermal processing. Whole plants fix atmospheric nitrogen via symbiosis with rhizobia, enabling rotations with cereals or other crops and reducing fertilizer inputs in low-input systems. The species exhibits drought and salinity tolerance and cool-season adaptation.

Sustainability and sourcing:
As a hardy annual legume, L. oleraceus can be cultivated on marginal lands and in low-rainfall systems, providing soil coverage and nitrogen inputs. Breeding programs emphasize low‑β‑ODAP cultivars for food and feed. National food safety authorities and import standards (e.g., Codex Alimentarius for pulse-derived flours and the EU Novel Food Regulation where applicable) may apply to marketed grain and flour; wherever low‑β‑ODAP cultivars are adopted, domestic rules on maximum β‑ODAP levels for food products may also be relevant.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pisum abyssinicum A.Braun Flora24: 268 (1841)
Pisum sativum subsp. pumilio (Meikle) Ponert Feddes Repert.83: 636 (1972 publ. 1973)
Pisum sativum L. Sp. Pl.: 727 (1753)
Pisum arvense L. Sp. Pl.: 727 (1753)
Pisum sativum subsp. arvense (L.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 1066 (1910)
Pisum sativum subsp. hortense (Neilr.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 1066 (1910)
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M.Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 1064 (1910)
Pisum elatius M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas.2: 151 (1808)
Pisum biflorum Raf. Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 71 (1810)
Pisum macrocarpum Ser. ex Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 172 (1866)
Pisum hortense Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 1066 (1910)
Pisum macrospermum Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum leptolobum Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 533 (1832)
Pisum jomardi Schrank Bot. Zeitung (Regensburg)4: 309 (1805)
Pisum thebaicum Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 51 (1814)
Pisum saccharatum Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 533 (1832)
Pisum praecox Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum ramulare Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 532 (1832)
Pisum quadratum (L.) Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 533 (1832)
Pisum prolificum Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum elatum Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 368 (1825)
Pisum granulatum J.Lloyd Fl. Loire-Inf.: 75 (1844)
Pisum commune Clavaud Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux38: 572 (1884)
Pisum coccineum Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges.2: 356 (1787)
Pisum tetragonum Pasq. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli: 81 (1867)
Pisum variegatum C.Presl Fl. Sicul.: xxiii (1826)
Pisum uniflorum Moench Methodus: 160 (1794)
Pisum umbellatum (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 3 (1768)
Pisum tuffetii R.Lesson Fl. Rochefort.: 170 (1835)
Pisum vulgare J.Jundz. Opisan. Rósl.: 305 (1830)
Pisum pumilio (Meikle) Greuter Ann. Mus. Goulandris1: 42 (1973)
Pisum sativum subsp. brevipedunculatum (P.Davis & Meikle) Ponert Feddes Repert.83: 636 (1972 publ. 1973)
Pisum sativum var. pumilio Meikle Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh29: 320 (1969)
Pisum sativum var. brevipedunculatum P.H.Davis & Meikle Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh29: 320 (1969)
Pisum sativum subsp. biflorum (Raf.) Soldano Nat. Bresciana27: 52 (1990-1991 publ. 1992)
Lathyrus oleraceus subsp. biflorus (Raf.) H.Schaef., Coulot & Rabaute Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special46: 180 (2016)
Pisum sativum var. umbellatum L. Sp. Pl.: 727 (1753)
Pisum sativum var. quadratum L. Sp. Pl.: 727 (1753)
Pisum sativum var. hortense Neilr. Fl. Nied.-Oesterr.: 964 (1859)
Lathyrus oleraceus var. arvense (L.) H.Schaef., Coulot & Rabaute Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special46: 180 (2016)
Lathyrus schaeferi Kosterin Vavilov J. Genet. Breed.21: 168 (2017)
Pisum arvense subsp. biflorum (Raf.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2: 518 (1894)
Pisum arvense var. abyssinicum (A.Braun) Engl. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin1891: 265 (1892)
Pisum arvense var. album Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum arvense var. humile Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum arvense var. leptolobum (Rchb.) Demmler Hort. Belge4: 194 (1837)
Pisum arvense var. quadratum (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum arvense var. ramulare (Rchb.) Demmler Hort. Belge4: 195 (1837)
Pisum arvense var. rufum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum arvense var. umbellatum (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum arvense var. variegatum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl.2: 612 (1821 publ. 1822)
Pisum commune subsp. sativum (L.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 87 (1894)
Pisum elatius f. album H.Lindb. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol.1(2): 88 (1932)
Pisum elatius var. eriospermum Rouy G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 282 (1899)
Pisum elatius var. leiospermum Rouy G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 282 (1899)
Pisum sativum f. abyssinicum (A.Braun) Gams G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur.4: 1613 (1924)
Pisum sativum subsp. abyssinicum (A.Braun) Govorov Trudy Prikl. Bot.24: 423 (1930)
Pisum sativum subsp. macrocarpum (Ser. ex Schur) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital.: 195 (1882)
Pisum sativum subsp. pachylobum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 41 (1866)
Pisum sativum subsp. saccharatum (Rchb.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 38 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. abyssinicum (A.Braun) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 43 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. affine Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. alosti Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. anglicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. arcuatum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. arvense (L.) Poir. J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl.5: 456 (1804)
Pisum sativum var. balticum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. beckii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. bedmannii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. belgicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. bonum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. borussicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. burbridgii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. caeruleum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 42 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. capucinorum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 42 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. cerocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. cimitari Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. climax Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. compocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. concertator Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. coronatum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. denyeri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. dicksonii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. dinocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 38 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. doratocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. durius Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. elatius (M.Bieb.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 44 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. episcopi Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. erfurtense Alef. Landw. Fl.: 55 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. extraordinarium Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. folgeri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. fonticulorum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. fulvum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 41 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. furcans Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. garbuttii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. genabanum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. gloriosum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. gratiosum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. heinemannii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. hibernicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 44 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. hollandicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. humile Lej. A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg.3: 69 (1836)
Pisum sativum var. humillimum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. jessenii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. jomardii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 43 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. laurentii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum Lej. A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg.3: 69 (1836)
Pisum sativum var. majale Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. marmoratum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 43 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. megalepiscopi Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. melanocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 42 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. melileucum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. melioratum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. mellitum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 55 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. mesomelan Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. michauxii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. microspermum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. microtatum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. mumiorum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. nanoviride Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. nanum Gaudin Fl. Helv.4: 481 (1829)
Pisum sativum var. navale Alef. Landw. Fl.: 44 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. patris Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. pedale Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. perfectum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. pervicaz Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. pliculum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. ponderosum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. postmajale Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. postrourkeanum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 52 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. praecox Alef. Landw. Fl.: 44 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. pretiosum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. princeps Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. procerum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. pseudepiscopi Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. raglanii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. ramstadinum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. reginae Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. richardsonii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. roseum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 42 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. rourkeanum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. rugosum Demmler Hort. Belge4: 193 (1837)
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum (Rchb.) Lej. A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg.3: 69 (1836)
Pisum sativum var. sanguivittatum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 45 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. schneebergeri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. scoticum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. serratum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 41 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. smyrnense Alef. Landw. Fl.: 42 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. solis Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. storkii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 55 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. stuartii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. subifoliatum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 41 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. sumbajale Alef. Landw. Fl.: 53 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. thebaicum (Willd.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 43 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. unionis Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. viridipunctulum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 45 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. vitellinum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. wardii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. waterlooensis Alef. Landw. Fl.: 47 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. wickeri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 40 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. willichii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. woodfortii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 49 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. zaubitzii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 54 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. zeylanicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 45 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. axiphium Alef. Landw. Fl.: 39 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. glaucospermum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 48 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. medullare Alef. Landw. Fl.: 46 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. speciosum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 41 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. vulgare Alef. Landw. Fl.: 51 (1866)
Pisum sativum var. xiphocarpum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 38 (1866)
Pisum sativum subsp. commune (Clavaud) Govorov Kul't. Fl. SSSR4: 282 (1937)
Pisum oleraceus var. govorovii Golodk. Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ.21: 153 (1935)
Pisum sativum var. schevczenkoi V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 91 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. zelenovii V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 90 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. ziganokii V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 91 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. drozdii V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 90 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. popovae V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 90 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. polycarpum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 91 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. miroshnikovae V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 91 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. zubovii V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 91 (2001)
Pisum sativum subvar. pomaceum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 88 (2001)
Pisum sativum subvar. limitatum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 88 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. cirriferum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 88 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. debelii V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. aphyllum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 90 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. funiculatum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. floridum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. moniliforme V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. indehiscens V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 88 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. solovjevae V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 88 (2001)
Pisum sativum var. persistens V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum sativum subvar. phaeospermum V.P.Serdjuk & Stank. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts.154: 89 (2001)
Pisum humile Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 2 (1768)
Pisum humile Boiss. & Noë Diagn. Pl. Orient. , ser. 2, 2: 45 (1856)
Pisum sativum subsp. humile Greuter, Matthäs & Risse Willdenowia 14: 283 (1984 publ. 1985)
Pisum syriacum C.O.Lehm. ex El-Gadi & al. Willdenowia 16: 410 (1987)
Pisum smyrnense Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum sibiricum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum rugosum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum roseum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum baclium Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum chlorospermum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum album Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. : t. 460 (1764)
Pisum fertile Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum borussicum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum coerulescens Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum transcaucasicum (Govorov) Stankov Syst. Classif. Vasc. Pl. Eur. Russ. : 468 (1949)
Pisum excorticatum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum viride Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum zeylanicum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 345 (1841)
Pisum arvense subsp. humile Holmboe Stud. Veg. Cyprus : 115 (1914)
Pisum sativum subsp. syriacum A.Berger Veg. New York 1(1): 17 (1928)
Pisum commune subsp. arvense (L.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 87 (1894)
Pisum commune subsp. elatius (M.Bieb.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 87 (1894)
Pisum sativum var. humile Alef. Landw. Fl.: 50 (1866)
Pisum elatius subsp. palestinicum Govorov Kul't. Fl. SSSR 4: 252 (1937)
Pisum elatius subsp. caspicum Govorov Kul't. Fl. SSSR 4: 252 (1937)
Pisum sativum subsp. asiaticum Govorov Kul't. Fl. SSSR 4: 282 (1937)
Pisum sativum subsp. transcaucasicum Govorov Kul't. Fl. SSSR 4: 283 (1937)
Pisum sativum var. govorovii Golodk. Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 21: 155 (1935)
Pisum sativum var. heraticum Golodk. Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 21: 155 (1935)
Pisum sativum var. flavidovexilleum Golodk. Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 21: 155 (1935)
Pisum sativum var. variegatum (C.Presl) Clavaud ex Corb. Nouv. Fl. Normandie : 173 (1894)

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English pea
Catalan pesolera
Catalan pesoler
Catalan pèsol
Croatian povrtni grašak
Chinese 豌豆

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Uganda
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Rwanda
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Yemen
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Korea
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Russian Far East
      • Amur
      • Kamchatka
      • Khabarovsk
      • Magadan
      • Primorye
      • Sakhalin
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Buryatiya
      • Chita
      • Irkutsk
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • Tuva
      • West Siberia
      • Yakutskiya
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • South Australia
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Southwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • New York
      • Vermont
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Maryland
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
    • Western South America
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000214337
Flora of Italy 2512
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501912-1
IPNI 501912-1
GBIF 5347846
CMAUP NPO11043

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives
Trigonelline 5570 Click to see 137.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
(12S)-16-methoxy-3,5-dioxa-11-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,6.08,20.014,19]icosa-1(20),2(6),7,14(19),15,17-hexaene 44422616 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=C4C(C2)NCCC4=CC5=C3OCO5 295.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenediols / Catechols
Norepinephrine 439260 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(CN)O)O)O 169.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenediols / Hydroquinones
2,6-Dimethylhydroquinone 69560 Click to see 138.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / C19-gibberellins / C19-gibberellin 6-carboxylic acids
gibberellin A20(1-) 52921566 Click to see 331.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Npc216827 44630304 Click to see 346.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Hopanoids
Hydroxyhopane 397488 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC3(C2CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC5C(C)(C)O)C)C)C)C)C 428.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(3S,4aS)-3,8-dimethyl-5-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalene 5315586 Click to see CC1CCC2C(C1)C(CC=C2C)C(=C)C 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(3E)-4-[(1R,2S,4S)-4-(I(2)-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-1,2-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexyl]-3-buten-2-one 10862351 Click to see 404.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
[(1S,2S,3R,4R,7R,8S,10Z,12S,13R,14S,16R,17R)-2,12-diacetyloxy-8-chloro-3,16-dihydroxy-4,13,17-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxo-6-oxatricyclo[11.4.0.03,7]heptadec-10-en-14-yl] butanoate 23426426 Click to see 571.10 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1S,2S,3R,4R,7R,8S,10Z,12S,13S,16R,17R)-2-acetyloxy-8-chloro-3,16-dihydroxy-4,13,17-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxo-6-oxatricyclo[11.4.0.03,7]heptadeca-10,14-dien-12-yl] acetate 23426428 Click to see 482.90 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1S,2S,3R,4R,7R,8S,10Z,12S,13S,16R,17R)-2,12-diacetyloxy-8-chloro-3-hydroxy-4,13,17-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxo-6-oxatricyclo[11.4.0.03,7]heptadeca-10,14-dien-16-yl] acetate 23426429 Click to see CC1C(C=CC2(C1C(C3(C(C(=O)OC3C(C(=C)C=CC2OC(=O)C)Cl)C)O)OC(=O)C)C)OC(=O)C 525.00 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1S,2S,3R,4R,7R,8S,10Z,12S,13S,16R,17R)-2,12-diacetyloxy-8-chloro-3-hydroxy-4,13,17-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxo-6-oxatricyclo[11.4.0.03,7]heptadeca-10,14-dien-16-yl] propanoate 21681095 Click to see 539.00 unknown via CMAUP database
Ptilosarcenone 6442692 Click to see 480.90 unknown via CMAUP database
Ptilosarcone 6442691 Click to see CCCC(=O)OC1CC(=O)C(C2C1(C(C=CC(=C)C(C3C(C2OC(=O)C)(C(C(=O)O3)C)O)Cl)OC(=O)C)C)C 569.00 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
[(3S,8S,10S)-7-hydroxy-17-[(2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)oxolan-3-yl]-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,12,13,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetate 5322043 Click to see 532.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Citrostadienol 9548595 Click to see 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
(+)-gamma-Hydroxy-L-homoarginine 441450 Click to see C(CN=C(N)N)C(CC(C(=O)O)N)O 204.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S)-2-azaniumyl-4-hydroxybutanoate 6971022 Click to see C(CO)C(C(=O)[O-])[NH3+] 119.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
(E)-but-2-enedioate;hydron 21883788 Click to see [H+].[H+].C(=CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-] 116.07 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Primary amines / Monoalkylamines
Cadaverine 273 Click to see 102.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Secondary amines / Dialkylamines
Sym-homospermidinium(3+) 25245489 Click to see C(CC[NH2+]CCCC[NH3+])C[NH3+] 162.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
2,4-diamino-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrimidin-6-one 11968302 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(N=C(NC2=O)N)N)O)O)O)O 306.27 unknown via CMAUP database
Sayaendoside 10993414 Click to see C1C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OCCC3=CC=CC=C3)CO)O)O)O)(CO)O 416.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Benzylisoquinolines
L-(-)-N-norarmepavine 6999736 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(NCCC2=C1)CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC 299.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids
1-Methylpyridinium-3-carboxylate hydrochloride 6419886 Click to see C[N+]1=CC=CC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].Cl 173.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines
Spiro[7H-indeno[4,5-d]-1,3-dioxole-7,1'(2'H)-isoquinolin]-8-ol, 3',4',6,8-tetrahydro-6',7'-dimethoxy-2'-methyl-, trans-(-)- 609998 Click to see 369.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organosulfur compounds / Thiols / Alkylthiols
1-Propanethiol, 3-amino- 97436 Click to see 91.18 unknown via CMAUP database
2-Propanethiol 6364 Click to see 76.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
3-Methoxy-5-(6-methoxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl)phenol 5315210 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=C(O2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 11040293 Click to see 934.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol 3-sophorotrioside 5282156 Click to see 772.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 3-sophorotrioside 5282167 Click to see 788.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 11007671 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3C(C(C(OC3OC4C(C(C(OC4OC5=C(OC6=CC(=CC(=C6C5=O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)C8=CC(=C(C=C8)O)O)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 1096.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
(1R,12R)-16-methoxy-3,9,17-tritritio-5,7,11,19-tetraoxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13(18),14,16-hexaen-1-ol 10687152 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3C(CO2)(C4=CC5=C(C=C4O3)OCO5)O 320.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones
2'-Hydroxyformononetin 5280551 Click to see 284.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Cinnamylphenols
Xenognosin 5281296 Click to see 256.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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